My 600-lb Life

My 600-lb Life is an American reality television series that has aired on the TLC television network since 2012. Each episode follows a year in the life of morbidly obese individuals, who begin the episode weighing at least 600 pounds (270 kg), and documents their attempts to reduce their weight to a healthy level. Update episodes, called "Where Are They Now?", feature one or more previous patients, picking up a year or more after their original episodes aired.

My 600-lb Life
Also known asKilos Mortales (Latin America)
Created byConor McAnally
StarringYounan Nowzaradan, MD
ComposerDavid Hamburger
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes110 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJack Tarantino
Cameo Wallace
Ron Bowman
Jeff Keels
Graham Davidson
Tom Mireles
Jonathan Nowzaradan
ProducersLeslie Appleyard
Amy Yerrington
Dawn Cooper Johnson
Production locationsHouston, Texas
CinematographyTaylor Rudd
EditorsShrader Thomas
Jennifer Kovacs
Gareth Dawson
John Gehrke
Knox Hughes
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45 Mins (excluding advertisements)(Season 1-4), 85 Mins (excluding commercials) (Season 5-)
Production companyMegalomedia
DistributorThe Learning Channel
Release
Original networkTLC
Original releaseFebruary 1, 2012 (2012-02-01) 
present
External links
Website

Patients are placed under the care of Iranian-American Houston surgeon Younan Nowzaradan (often referred to as simply "Dr. Now"), who first has them attempt losing weight on their own by following a strict diet, and then depending on the patient's progress may offer gastric bypass surgery or sleeve gastrectomy to further assist in weight loss.[1]

Concept

This series was originally a five-part miniseries involving four morbidly obese patients. Because of its popularity, new episodes were filmed, including a "Where Are They Now?" retrospective in Season 4 that follows up on previous patients to track their weight-loss journey months or years after bariatric surgery.[2]

In Season 1, patients were filmed over a period of seven years (2004–2011). Beginning with Season 2, patients were filmed for only one year. In Season 8, certain patients' stories were filmed for only six months.

Beginning with Season 5, new episodes began filming as 2-hour episodes instead of 1-hour. This was previously done with Melissa's Story (split into two parts) and Lupe's Story. Recap episodes titled under "Supersized" and "Extended", which include additional facts and footage respectively, also aired during this season.

Subject outcomes

Eight patients have died since appearing on the show.

  • Henry Foots, who was featured in season one, died of an illness unrelated to his weight loss surgery on May 16, 2013.[3]
  • Sean Milliken, who was chronicled on the fourth season of the show, died on February 17, 2019, from cardiac arrest caused by an infection.[4]
  • James King, a participant on the show's fifth season, died on April 3, 2020 from multiple organ failure due to his obesity.[5]
  • LB Bonner, who was featured on the sixth season of the show, committed suicide on August 2, 2018.[6]
  • Lisa Fleming, also a sixth season participant, died on August 23, 2018.[7]
  • Rob Buchel was featured in season six and suffered a fatal heart attack on November 15, 2017, during filming of the show, while staying in a skilled nursing facility in Houston.[8] Buchel's death was the first in the series to be featured during the patient's respective episode.
  • Kelly Mason, a participant on the show's seventh season, died on February 15, 2019, from heart failure. Mason's death was the second in the series to be featured during the patient's respective episode.[9]
  • Coliesa McMillian, featured on the show's eighth season, died on September 22, 2020 after being treated in ICU for two weeks due to acute kidney failure and other complications.[10]

Susan Farmer, who appeared in an episode on the show's third season, notably faced neuropathy as a result of her weight, which was profiled on the show.[11]

Spin off

Beginning in January 2015, TLC began airing My 600-lb Life: Where Are They Now?. The purpose of this spin off was to update viewers on the weight loss journeys of people featured on previous seasons. As of 2018, five seasons of the Where Are They Now? follow-ups have aired.

Lawsuit

In 2018 several news outlets reported that several former patients of Dr. Nowzardan who appeared on the series, and the family of one patient, LB Bonner, who committed suicide, had brought suit against the show's production company, Megalomedia, alleging negligence and claiming that the company failed to cover medical costs.[12][13]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
16February 1, 2012 (2012-02-01)March 26, 2012 (2012-03-26)TLC
28January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)
310January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)April 8, 2015 (2015-04-08)
412January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)[14]
514January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)April 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)
616January 3, 2018 (2018-01-03)May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)
720January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02)May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
816January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)
Season 1
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (7 yrs) Total Weight Loss (7 yrs.) Notes
1/2Melissa Morris31 years oldLivingston, TX653 pounds (296 kg)206 pounds (93 kg) 447 pounds (203 kg)
3Donald Shelton34 years oldPasadena, Texas675 pounds (306 kg)390 pounds (180 kg) 285 pounds (129 kg)
4Henry Foots47 years oldHouston, Texas715 pounds (324 kg)275 pounds (125 kg) 440 pounds (200 kg)Deceased, age 54
5Ashley Randall24 years oldKilleen, Texas617 pounds (280 kg)253.1 pounds (114.8 kg) 364 pounds (165 kg)
Season 2
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
1Zsalynn Whitworth42 years oldSan Antonio, Texas596.7 lbs349.9 lbs 248 lbs
2Olivia Cruz46 years oldChicago, Illinois580.3 lbs241 lbs 339 lbs
3Penny Saeger45 years oldElkton, Maryland530 lbs495 lbs 35 lbs
4Chuck Turner45 years oldBeaumont, Texas693.7 lbs268.5 lbs 425 lbs
5Christina Phillips22 years oldSouth Haven, Mississippi639.7 lbs390 lbs 267 lbs (EPW-earlier peak weight)
6Paula Jones39 years oldJonesboro, Georgia533.8 lbs390.5 lbs 160 lbs (LPW)
7James Jones37 years oldFrankston, Texas728 lbs376.7 lbs 352 lbs
8Tara Taylor35 years oldLafayette, Louisiana606 lbs328 lbs 278 lbs
Season 3
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
1Amber Rachdi23 years oldTroutdale, Oregon657.6 lbs390.5 lbs 267 lbs
2Susan Farmer37 years oldEddy, Texas607.6 lbs340 lbs 267 lbs
3Pauline Potter50 years oldSacramento, California673.5 lbs529 lbs 149 lbs (LPW)
4Bettie Jo Elmore24 years oldPotosi, Missouri654 lbs498.7 lbs 156 lbs
5Angel Parrish42 years oldKerrville, Texas570.4 lbs261.8 lbs 309 lbs
6Joe Wexler31 years oldJohnson City, Tennessee777 lbs592.6 lbs 200 lbs (LPW)
7Laura Perez41 years oldSan Antonio, Texas594.6 lbs357.8 lbs 237 lbs
8Charity Pierce39 years oldCedar Rapids, Iowa778.8 lbs496.6 lbs 282 lbs
9Chay Guillory23 years oldCharenton, Louisiana597.5 lbs478.7 lbs 119 lbs
10Marla McCants43 years oldNashville, Tennessee800 lbs (estimated)534.2 lbs 266 lbs (estimated)
Season 4
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
2Nikki Webster33 years oldLittle Rock, Arkansas649.7 lbs443.4 lbs 207 lbs
3Brittani Fulfer32 years oldTualatin, Oregon605 lbs375.6 lbs 230 lbs
4Chad Dean42 years oldHagerstown, Maryland701.4 lbs441.5 lbs 260 lbs
5June McCamey43 years oldHouston, Texas590.5 lbs389.2 lbs 201 lbs
6Dottie Perkins34 years oldOxford, Mississippi641.9 lbs520 lbs 149 lbs (LPW)
7Gideon Yeakley33 years oldMustang, Oklahoma649.9 lbs429.6 lbs 220 lbs
8Ashley Dunn-Bratcher27 years oldKemp, Texas725.1 lbs470.5 lbs 255 lbs
9Teretha Hollis-Neely47 years oldDetroit, Michigan800 lbs (estimated)461 lbs 339 lbs
10Randy Statum35 years oldHull, Texas655.9 lbs441.9 lbs 214 lbs
11Milla Clark47 years oldFayetteville, Tennessee751 lbs598 lbs 153 lbs
12Sean Milliken26 years oldCameron Park, California919 lbs (later 1,003 lbs)548 lbs 455 lbs (LPW)Deceased, age 29
13Lupe Samano39 years oldSan Bernardino, California642 lbs360 lbs 295 lbs (LPW)
Season 5
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
1Brandi Dreier29 years oldVancouver, Washington587.9 lbs360 lbs 228 lbs
Kandi Dreier29 years oldVancouver, Washington604.7 lbs384 lbs 220 lbs
2Ashley Reyes30 years oldWest Hills, California668.8 lbs414 lbs 254 lbs
3Cynthia Wells42 years oldOklahoma City, Oklahoma610.3 lbs454 lbs 156 lbs
4Kirsten Perez38 years oldLongview, Washington612.5 lbs442 lbs 170 lbs
5Doug Armstrong36 years oldWichita Falls, Texas684.8 lbs462.4 lbs 222 lbs
6Erica Wall44 years oldLompoc, California661.6 lbs471 lbs 190 lbs
7Diana Bunch55 years oldSeattle, Washington601.1 lbs336 lbs 265 lbs
8Michael Dominguez32 years oldGlendale, Arizona635.9 lbs348.7 lbs 287 lbs
9Nicole Lewis23 years oldMarion, Ohio684.6 lbs521.3 lbs 163 lbs
10Tanisha Cleveland32 years oldSilsbee, Texas588.7 lbs (later 603 lbs)484 lbs 119 lbsTook place over 2 years
11James King46 years oldPaducah, Kentucky735 lbs (later 840 lbs)788.6 lbs, dismissed from program in Month 11 55 lbs (LPW)Deceased, age 49
12Tracey Matthews45 years oldLorain, Ohio605.9 lbs388 lbs 218 lbs
13/14Steven Assanti33 years oldCranston, Rhode Island730.8 lbs677.5 lbs 131 lbs (LPW)
Justin Assanti27 years oldCranston, Rhode Island604.2 lbsUnknown Unknown
Season 6
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
1Rena Kiser39 years oldHouston, Missouri549 lbs278 lbs 271 lbs
Lee Sutton42 years oldHouston, Missouri714 lbs411 lbs 303 lbs
2Janine Mueller53 years oldSeattle, Washington678.2 lbs566 lbs 112 lbs
3Liz Evans35 years oldFreeport, Texas721.3 lbs368 lbs 353 lbs
4Alicia Kirgan32 years oldMadison, Illinois622.3 lbs436 lbs 186 lbs
5Karina Garcia38 years oldConverse, Texas633.2 lbs398 lbs 235 lbs
6James "L.B." Bonner29 years oldLexington, South Carolina642.3 lbs326 lbs 316 lbsDeceased, age 30
7Lisa Fleming49 years oldMobile, AL704.3 lbsUnknown, dismissed from program in Month 6 UnknownDeceased, age 50
8Robert Buchel41 years oldForked River, New Jersey842.1 lbs502 lbs, died during filming in Month 9 340 lbsDeceased, age 41
9Tamy Lyn Murrell45 years oldCovington, Kentucky591.7 lbs346.2 lbs 246 lbs
10David Bolton35 years oldHouston, Texas747.1 lbs386 lbs 361 lbs
Benji Bolton32 years oldHouston, Texas582.5 lbs258 lbs 324 lbs
11Renee Biran53 years oldValdosta, Georgia631.8 lbs381 lbs 250 lbs
12Sarah Neeley25 years oldDayton, Ohio642.3 lbs393 lbs 260 lbs
13Schenee Murry-Hawkins27 years oldIndianapolis, IN665.2 lbs664.4 lbs, dismissed from program in Month 8 48 lbs
14Jennifer Jess42 years oldBend, Oregon636.3 lbs426 lbs 210 lbs
Marissa Jess26 years oldBend, Oregon573.1 lbs341 lbs 232 lbs
15/16Roshanda Perrio30 years oldLafayette, Louisiana803.7 lbs605.7 lbs 198 lbs+ (final weight given at 11 mos.)
Brandie Perrio29 years oldLafayette, Louisiana620.6 lbs382.3 lbs 238 lbs+ (final weight given at 11 mos.)
Clarence Perrio33 years oldLafayette, Louisiana582.7 lbs437.9 lbs 145 lbs+ (final weight given at 9 mos.)
Season 7
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos. or from later peak weight) Notes
1Octavia Gahagans42 years oldKansas City, Missouri692.3 lbs456 lbs 236 lbs
2Brianne Dias30 years oldFlorence, Oregon742.2 lbs358 lbs 384 lbs+ (ended at 11 mos.)
3Robin Mckinley40 years oldMeade, Kansas648.7 lbs395 lbs 253 lbs
Garrett Rogers 20 years old Meade, Kansas 607.3 lbs 337 lbs 270 lbs
4Justin McSwain27 years oldRock Hill, South Carolina687.5 lbs353.5 lbs 334 lbs
5Holly Hager38 years oldEllijay, Georgia658.1 lbs418 lbs 240 lbs
6Lacey Hodder29 years oldBay City, Michigan691.2 lbs435 lbs 256 lbs
7Brandon Scott33 years oldColumbus, Ohio718.4 lbs383.7 lbs 335 lbs
8Maja Radanovic33 years oldPortland, Oregon689.4 lbs592.5 lbs, left program in Month 8 97 lbs
9Tiffany Barker28 years oldMarysville, Washington672.5 lbs415 lbs 257 lbs
10 Destinee LaShaee 27 years old Pineville, Louisiana 669 lbs 440 lbs 229 lbs Born as Matthew LaShaee; first patient in the show to be transgender
11 Jeanne Covey 39 years old Big Sandy, Texas 702.4 lbs 670.7 lbs, left program in Month 6 32 lbs
12 Aaron Washer 30 years old New Braunfels, Texas 718.1 lbs 402.7 lbs 315 lbs
13 Kelly Mason 41 years old Greensboro, North Carolina 725.5 lbs 383 lbs, died during filming in Month 10 342 lbs Deceased, age 41
14 Annjeanette Whaley 30 years old Hillsboro, Oregon 679.1 lbs 405 lbs 274 lbs
15 Angela Gutierrez 44 years old Ross, Ohio 608.4 lbs No second weigh-in, left program in Month 8 Unknown
16 LaShanta White 39 years old Kenner, Louisiana 662 lbs 529.5 lbs, briefly dismissed from program in Month 9 160 lbs (LPW)
17 Cillas Givens 35 years old Fairview, Oklahoma 729 lbs 313 lbs 416 lbs
18 Mercedes Cephas 37 years old Cincinnati, Ohio 773.2 lbs 692 lbs 81 lbs
19 Angela Johns 39 years old Massillon, Ohio 643.3 lbs 594.6 lbs, dismissed from program in Month 8 49 lbs
20 Vianey Rodriguez 35 years old Chicago, Illinois 594.8 lbs+ (1st weigh in at month 4) 369 lbs 226 lbs+ (made some progress before first weigh-in)
Allen Lewis 51 years old Chicago, Illinois 648.1 lbs+ (1st weigh in at month 4) 376 lbs 272 lbs+ (made some progress before first weigh-in)
Season 8
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos.) Notes
1 John Hambrick 34 years old Wylie, Texas 686.5 lbs 393 lbs 294 lbs
Lonnie Hambrick 35 years old Haltom City, Texas 612.7 lbs 368 lbs 245 lbs
2 Lindsey Witte 39 years old Hills, Iowa 647.6 lbs 438 lbs 209 lbs
3 Bethany Stout 40 years old Alva, Oklahoma 604.7 lbs 504 lbs, left the program in Month 11 100.7 lbs
4 Julius (J.T.) Clark 32 years old Claremore, Oklahoma 892.2 lbs 491 lbs 401 lbs
5 Gina Krasley 28 years old Tuckerton, New Jersey 606.7 lbs 556.2 lbs 50.5 lbs
6 Travis Henry 31 years old Carrollton, Texas 617.3 lbs 379 lbs 238 lbs
7 Joyce Del Viscovo 44 years old Gardner, Kansas 759.2 lbs 623.8 lbs, left the program in month 12 134.4 lbs
8 Carlton Oglesby 24 years old Columbus, Ohio 786 lbs 544 lbs 242 lbs+ (ended at 6 mos.)
Shantel Oglesby 31 years old Columbus, Ohio 638 lbs 424 lbs 214 lbs+ (ended at 6 mos.)
9 Seana Collins 22 years old Kansas City, Missouri 659 lbs 661.3 lbs 2.3 lb gain
10 Ashley Bernard 31 years old Carenco, Louisiana 637 lbs 504 lbs 133 lb
11 Tommy Johnson 38 years old Winnsboro, Louisiana 641 lbs 423 lbs 218 lbs
12 Coliesa McMillian 41 years old New Roads, Louisiana 643 lbs 499 lbs 144 lbs (ended at 6 mos.) Deceased, aged 41
13 Dominic Hernandez 37 years old Fresno, California 672 lbs 650 lbs, dismissed from program Month 6 22 lbs First patient in the show to be currently homeless
14 Megan Davis 24 years old Taylorville, Illinois 604 lbs 481 lbs 123 lbs
15 Ashley Taylor 24 years old Temple, Texas 486 lbs 469 lbs 17 lbs (ended at 6 mos.)
16 Leneatha Reed 40 years old Meridian, Mississippi 604 lbs 575 lbs, left program in Month 6 29 lbs
Season 9
Ep Patient Name Starting Age Location Starting Weight Ending Weight (12 mos.) Total Weight Loss (12 mos.) Notes
1 Samantha Mason 35 years old Denver, Colorado 940.1 lbs (later 974 lbs) 496 lbs 478 lbs (LPW)
2 Thederick Barnes 32 years old Gretna, Florida 740.2 lbs 615 lbs (last weighing in the 5th mos.) 125.2 lbs
3 Carrie Johnson 37 years old Huntington, Texas 603 lbs 409 lbs 194 lbs

References

  1. King, Brittany (May 30, 2017). "My 600-Lb. Life Dr. Nowzaradan on Why It's Difficult for Patients to Keep the Weight Off". People. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  2. "'My 600-lb Life: Where are They Now?': Have They Kept The Weight Off?". The Huffington Post. March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. "Henry Foots Obituary". Retrieved November 17, 2017 via Legacy.com.
  4. "My 600-Lb. Life Star Sean Milliken Is Dead at Age 29". people.com. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  5. "James D. King". Milner & Orr. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
  6. "'My 600-Lb Life' Star L.B. Bonner Dead At 30". Aug 3, 2018. Retrieved Feb 20, 2019.
  7. Hearon, Sarah (August 24, 2018). "'My 600-lb Life' Star Lisa Fleming Dead at 50". US Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  8. Bever, Lindsey (March 2, 2018). "A 'My 600-lb Life' participant died while filming his fight to lose weight". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  9. "Kelly Mason Becomes Second 'My 600-LB Life' Subject To Die During Show's Filming, Suffering Heart Failure". Inqisitr. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  10. "'MY 600-LB. LIFE' STAR COLIESA MCMILLIAN DEAD AT 41". TMZ. Retrieved 2020-09-24.
  11. "Woman whose weight left her temporarily paralysed loses 19 stone and learns to walk again". metro.co.uk. April 9, 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
  12. "Three More 'My 600 Lb Life' Cast Members File Lawsuits Against Show's Production Company; Their Lawyer Says They "Intend to End This Show"". The Ashley's Reality Roundup. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  13. Delott, Simon (2020-02-28). "My 600-lb Life Sued by FOUR Former Stars: End This Show, NOW!". The Hollywood Gossip. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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